Wolves' Love out 8-10 weeks
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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love will undergo surgery on his twice-broken right hand that is expected to sideline the All-Star between 8-to-10 weeks, the team announced on Wednesday.
Love re-fractured the hand during the third quarter of last Thursday's 101-97 win at Denver. He had initially broke the third and fourth metacarpals during preseason workouts in October and missed the first nine games of the regular season as a result.
Since returning from the first injury, Love has averaged 18.3 points and 14.0 rebounds in 18 games. The fifth-year pro would rank second in the NBA in rebounding if he had enough games to qualify.
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Love will have his latest surgery performed in New York by Dr. Andy Weiland, a hand specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery.